Improvement in burnishers for boots and shoes



S. W. CHAMBE'RLIN.

Burnishers for Boats and Shoes.

Patented April 21,1874.

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SAMUEL W. OHAMBERLIN, OF STONEHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPRQVEMENT IN BURNISHERS FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 149,959, dated April21, 1874; application filed March 28, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL W. CHAMBER- LIN, of Stoneham, in the countyof Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Burnishers for Boots and Shoes; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear,'and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

h'ly invention relates to improvements in burnishers for boots andshoes, and particularly for the purpose of burnishing the heel, shank,and edges of a boot or shoe; and consists in so constructing a burnisherwith a burnishing-surface, arranged between two handles in such a mannerthat the extreme ends of the said handles are located below theburnishingsurfacc of the burnisher, by which arrangement a greaterleverage is obtained, and by which a steadier and firmer hold isobtained for the operator, as compared with the ordinary burnishers nowin use. The face of this my improved burnisher projects somewhat belowthe shanks of the handles, whereby I am able to reach and burnish allparts of a heel of a boot or shoe without coming in contact with theupper, as will now be more fully shown and described.

()n the drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my invention,and Fig. 2 repre sents a ground plan thereof.

Similar letters refer to similar parts wherever they occur on thedifferent parts of the drawing.

a represents the operating-surface of my improved burnisher, and b b theshanks thereof, which are inserted in the handles 0 c, as shown. Theburnisher a projects somewhat below the shanks I) b, as shown in Fig. 1,by which arease and steadiness, and with an increased, leverage, ascompared with the ordinary bur nishers now in common use.

It is very important in burnishing heels and shanks of boots and shoesto move the burnisher steadily and with proper pressure, and thisoperation is very much facilitated by the construction and arrangement,as shown in the accompanying drawing and the manner herein described.

The face a of the burnisher may be made of metal or stone, or othersuitable material, as may be desired.

Having thus fully described the nature, construction, and operation ofmy invention, I wish to secure by Letters Patent, and claim- A burnisherfor boots and shoes, as herein. shown, in which the face a of theburnisher is located between two handles, 0 c, the extreme ends of whichproject below the face of said burnisher, as and for the purpose setforth and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this25th day of March, 1874.

SAMUEL CHAMBERLIN.

Witnesses:

ALBAN ANDREN, JOHN R. HEARD.

